Calkiní

Calkiní
City and municipal seat
Calkiní
Coordinates: 20°30′N 89°15′W / 20.500°N 89.250°W / 20.500; -89.250Coordinates: 20°30′N 89°15′W / 20.500°N 89.250°W / 20.500; -89.250
Country	Mexico
State	Campeche
Municipality	Calkiní
Government
• Municipal president	Jorge Antonio Cocom Collí (2006-09)
Elevation	14 m (46 ft)
Population (2010)
• Total	14,934
Time zone	CST (UTC−6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC−5)
City status	30 November 1918
Website	www.calkini.gob.mx

Calkiní (Yucatec Maya: "throat of the sun") is a city in the Mexican state of Campeche. It is situated at the northern tip of the state, on the central western coast the Yucatán Peninsula. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. As of 2010, the city of Calkiní had a population of 14,934.